– David Dayen discusses how prepaid debit cards are turning into the latest means for the financial sector to extract artificial fees from consumers. And Matt Taibbi reports on the looting of public pension funds in the U.S.: Nor did anyone know that part of Raimondo’s strategy for saving . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links

– John Conway discusses the Cons’ project of destroying Canada’s social safety net.

– But the good news is that Stephen Harper is running into a few roadblocks along the way. For example, the rule of law – as a Federal Court judge has concluded that the Cons’ attempt . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links